Miss P my periods are like yours and incredibly heavy and painful, last time we had a chat on here about mooncups I bit the bullet and I swear it lessens period pain hugely compared to when I used tampons. The only issue I had was trimming down the applicator bit to fit, but now I'm used to it, I won't ever go back to tampons.

A good thing to do is to practice putting it in and taking it out when you recieve it, either mid cycle when one is naturally more lubricated anyway or with the help of some KY. Get the technique sorted BEFORE ones period comes along, because obviously everything is just that little more sensitive around period time and you really don't want to be rummaging around too much- it hurts!

Last month I couldn' t find my mooncup. I was so horrified at the thought of having to go back to tampons that month I went out and bought another cup, despite knowing I'd almost certainly have found mine by then (which I have) THAT is how much better it is.

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